Prison dischargee—Medicare card available on release indicator, yes/no/don't know code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Medicare card available on release indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 624915 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 28/04/2016 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a prison dischargee has a valid Medicare card, available for use on the day of release from prison, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Prison dischargee—Medicare card available on release indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no/don't know code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Boolean | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 1 | Yes |
2 | No | |
Supplementary values: | 9 | Don't know |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Medicare card refers to a card to the Medicare program, which looks after the health of Australians through the efficient delivery of programs such as the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register and the Australian Organ Donor Register. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Prison dischargee—Medicare card available on release indicator, yes/no/don't know code N Health, Superseded 28/04/2016 Has been superseded by Prison dischargee—Medicare card available on release indicator, prisoner health yes/no/don't know code N Health, Recorded 11/04/2024 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Prison dischargee NBEDS Health, Standard 28/04/2016 DSS specific information: This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison dischargees who have a valid Medicare card available on release. Prison dischargee NBEDS 2018 Health, Qualified 06/07/2023 DSS specific information: This data element corresponds to the following question of the Prison Dischargee Form: 39. Will you have a valid Medicare card available for your use on the day of your release? This data element is included in the Prisoner health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison dischargees who have a valid Medicare card available on release. |